118 STAT. 2804 PUBLIC LAW 108–446—DEC. 3, 2004 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education (in this sec tion referred to as ‘‘the Secretary’’) shall take such steps as are necessary to provide for the orderly transition from the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as such Act was in effect on the day preceding the date of enactment of this Act, to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and part E of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, as amended by this Act. (2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary’s authority in paragraph (1) shall terminate 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. (b) MULTI YEAR AWARDS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may use funds appropriated under part D of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to make continu ation awards for projects that were funded under section 618, and part D, of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (as such section and part were in effect on September 30, 2004), in accordance with the terms of the original awards. (c) RESEARCH.—Notwithstanding section 302(b) or any other provision of law, the Secretary may award funds that are appro priated under the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2005 for special education research under either of the headings ‘‘SPECIAL EDUCATION’’ or ‘‘INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES’’ in accordance with sections 672 and 674 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as such sections were in effect on October 1, 2004. SEC. 304. REPEALER. Section 644 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as such section was in effect on the day before the enactment of this Act, is repealed. SEC. 305. IDEA TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS. (a) TITLE 10.—Section 2164(f) of title 10, United States Code is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B)— (A) by striking ‘‘infants and toddlers’’ each place the term appears and inserting ‘‘infants or toddlers’’; (B) by striking ‘‘part H’’ and inserting ‘‘part C’’; and (C) by striking ‘‘1471’’ and inserting ‘‘1431’’; and (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking ‘‘602(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘602’’; and (ii) by striking ‘‘1401(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘1401’’; (B) by striking subparagraph (B); (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subpara graph (B); and (D) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated)— (i) by striking ‘‘and toddlers’’ and inserting ‘‘or toddlers’’; (ii) by striking ‘‘672(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘632’’; and (iii) by striking ‘‘1472(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘1432’’. (b) DEFENSE DEPENDENTS EDUCATION ACT OF 1978.—Section 1409(c)(2) of the Defense Dependents Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 927(c)(2)) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘677’’ and inserting ‘‘636’’; and (2) by striking ‘‘part H’’ and inserting ‘‘part C’’. 20 USC 1444.
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